linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH net 1/4] hv_netvsc: don't lose VF information

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Message-ID: <DM5PR03MB2538CF7A32AD65F437634039CA1E0@DM5PR03MB2538.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:38:05 +0000
From:	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
To:	Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net 1/4] hv_netvsc: don't lose VF information



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vitaly Kuznetsov [mailto:vkuznets@...hat.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 6:59 AM
> To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: devel@...uxdriverproject.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Haiyang
> Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>; KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> Subject: [PATCH net 1/4] hv_netvsc: don't lose VF information
> 
> struct netvsc_device is not suitable for storing VF information as this
> structure is being destroyed on MTU change / set channel operation (see
> rndis_filter_device_remove()). Move all VF related stuff to struct
> net_device_context which is persistent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>